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Saved from
the Flames
54 Rare and Restored
Films 1896-1944
(1896-1944)
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Contents: Card Party (1896), Exiting the Factory (1896), Arrival of a Train (1897), Cyrano de Bergerac (1900), Danse serpentine dans la cage aux lions (1900), Kobelkoff, le torse humain (1900), Excelsior! â Prince of Magicians (1901), The Tallion Punishment (1906), The Dancing Pig (1907), I Fetch the Bread (1907), Kiriki, Japanese Acrobats (1907), La Marseillaise (1907), An Excursion to the Moon (1908), Fantasmagorie (1908), The Monkey Race (1909), The Automatic Moving Company (1910), The Seine Flood (1910), Artheme Swallows His Clarinet (1912), For His Son (1912), The Heart of an Indian (1912), Suspense (1913), Kidâs Auto Race (1914), Over the Top (A Battle with the Elements) (1915), Montmartreâs Kids (1916), A Visit to Los Angeles (1916), The Pest (1922), Cartoon Factory (1924), The Dirigible Los Angeles (1924), Lizzies of the Field (1924), In the Land of Giants and Pygmies (1925), [Stolen Kisses] (circa 1910s-1920s), Charles A. Lindbergh, Hero of the Air (1927), Technicolor Fashion Parade (1927), The Firemen of the Follies-BergÃĻre (1928), Black and Tan Fantasy (1929), In the Orient (1929), Radi-Ators (1930), Ainât She Sweet (1932), Meet Me Down at Coney Isle (1932), California Election News #2 (1934), [Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen] (1934), Balloonland (1935), Cette nuit-la (1935), Clo-Cloche (1935), Master Hands (1936), MGM Promo Reel (1936), Play Safe (1936), Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938), Week-End (1938), Jazz âHotâ (1939), Dear Arabella (1942), The Yankee Doodler (1942), Rosie the Riveter (1943) and Hell Bent for Election (1944).
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Flicker Alley
2008 DVD edition
Saved from the Flames: 54 Rare and Restored Films 1896-1944 (1896-1944), black & white, color-tinted black & white, color-toned black & white, color-tinted-and-toned black & white, and color, 420 minutes total, not rated, including Partie de cartes [Card Party] (1896), color-tinted black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Sortie dâusine [Exiting the Factory] (1896), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, ArrivÃĐe dâun train [Arrival of a Train] (1897), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Cyrano de Bergerac (1900), color-tinted black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Danse serpentine dans la cage aux lions [Danse Serpentine (In a Lionâs Cage)] (1900), color-tinted black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Kobelkoff, le torse humain (1900), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Excelsior! â Prince of Magicians (1901), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, The Tallion Punishment (1906), color-tinted black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, The Dancing Pig (1907), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, I Fetch the Bread (1907), black & white, 5 minutes, not rated, Kiriki, acrobates japonais [Kiriki, Japanese Acrobats] (1907), color-tinted black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, La Marseillaise (1907), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, An Excursion to the Moon (1908), color-tinted black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, Fantasmagorie (1908), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, The Monkey Race (1909), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, Le crue de la Seine [The Seine Flood] (1910), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, The Automatic Moving Company (1911), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, Artheme Swallows His Clarinet (1912), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, For His Son (1912), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, The Heart of an Indian (1912), black & white, 32 minutes, not rated, Suspense (1913), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Kidâs Auto Race (1914), black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, Over the Top (A Battle with the Elements) (1915), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, Montmartreâs Kids (1916), color-tinted black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, A Visit to Los Angeles (1916), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, The Pest (1922), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated, Cartoon Factory (1924), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated, The Dirigible Los Angeles (1924), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated, Lizzies of the Field (1924), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Au pays des colosses et des pygmÃĐes [In the Land of Giants and Pygmies] (1924), color-tinted black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, [Stolen Kisses] (circa 1910s-1920s), color-tinted black & white and black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, Charles A. Lindbergh, Hero of the Air (1927), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Technicolor Fashion Parade (1927), color, 6 minutes, not rated, The Firemen of the Follies-BergÃĻre (1928), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated, Black and Tan Fantasy (1929), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated, In the Orient (1929), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Radi-Ators (1930), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Ainât She Sweet (1932), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, Meet Me Down at Coney Isle (1932), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated, California Election News #2 (1934), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, [Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen] (1934), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Balloonland (1935), color, 7 minutes, not rated, Cette nuit-la (1935), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Clo-Cloche (1935), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Master Hands (1936), black & white, 32 minutes, not rated, MGM Promo Reel (1936), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Play Safe (1936), color, 7 minutes, not rated, Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938), color, 5 minutes, not rated, Le bon example [Week-End] (1938), black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Jazz âHotâ (1939), color-tinted black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, Dear Arabella (1942), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, The Yankee Doodler (1942), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, Rosie the Riveter (1943), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated and Hell Bent for Election (1944), color, 13 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0006, UPC 6-17311-67339-9, ISBN 1-893967-33-6.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 8.5 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English, French and Italian language intertitles (some films), optional English language subtitles (some films); chapter stops; 16-page insert booklet; standard three-disc DVD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 22 January 2008.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 8 / additional content: 9 / overall: 8.
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